Contribute to our in vitro display technologies (e.g. phage display, ribosome display, and yeast display), molecular biology, biochemistry, and SPR. Direct experience in all of the technical areas above is preferred but not required.
Work collaboratively under aggressive timelines
What You'll Bring to the Team
Your educational background includes a B.S in Cell/Molecular Biology, protein engineering, biological chemistry, or related discipline with minimum 1-year related work experience
Mammalian tissue culture experience including propagation, freezing/thawing lines and transfection
Flow cytometry experience including multi-color immunostaining
Ability to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced and challenging environment
Excellent oral/written communication and interpersonal skills
Must be able to work as an individual contributor and as a team
Requirements
Molecular biology experience including plasmid DNA purification, sub-cloning, and PCR
About Twist Bioscience
Twist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as "writing" DNA. Just as children learn to both read and write, the next phase of development for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA.
San Francisco Bay Area Pay Range
$68,100 - $84,900 USD
Benefits
Health insuranceEquity / stock optionsPerformance bonus
Additional Information
Research Associate, Cell Biology (onsite in South San Francisco, CA)
Job Description
Programmable DNA, the software of Life, is finally here! Twist Bioscience is developing a disruptive Synthetic DNA technology that will change the world, enabling widespread health and sustainability. Synthetic biologists will use our products to engineer how organisms produce cures to diseases, make everyday chemicals by using the atmosphere as the carbon source, enable plants to make their own fertilizers, and to create in-vivo diagnostics that alert us when we are sick, and many more applications.
We are seeking an outstanding, innovative, and creative candidate to join Twist Biopharma as a Research Associate in Antibody Discovery and Engineering. This role will focus on characterizing lead antibodies via cell biology techniques while additionally contributing to antibody engineering and discovery projects through phage- and yeast-displayed antibody libraries